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German luxury cars post record sales

Volkswagen's luxury car brands, Porsche, Audi and Bentley, posted record sales in 2013 helped by growing demand in China and India, reports the BBC. UK car sales also rose to 2.26 million units in 2013, up 10.8% from last year and the most since 2007.

EU summit leaders on Thursday will not reach any deal on migration, while Italy and the Visegrad Group countries confront each other on the Trust Fund for Africa. The debate on internal EU asylum relocation, however, remains off the table.